John Ritchiehttp://www.pfaw.org/
Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:20:22 -0400Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:18:52 -0400Anti-Gay Groups Praise the Boy Scouts for Banning 'Individuals who Flaunt Unnatural Vice'http://www.pfaw.org/content/anti-gay-groups-praise-boy-scouts-banning-individuals-flaunt-unnatural-vice
<p>The Religious Right continues to applaud the Boy Scouts of America&rsquo;s decision to <a href="http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-07-17/news/32717950_1_zach-wahls-gay-scouts-and-leaders-adult-volunteers">reaffirm their ban on openly gay members</a>. Today, Tradition, Family, Property Student Action director John Ritchie emailed members today to thank the Boy scouts for &ldquo;resisting the encroachments of the pro-homosexual lobby&rdquo; and &ldquo;the &lsquo;rainbow&rsquo; revolution&rdquo; in order to &ldquo;respect moral values and protect minors from potential abuse&rdquo; and &ldquo;exclude individuals who flaunt unnatural vice&rdquo;:</p>
<blockquote> Why is the homosexual movement targeting the Boy Scouts? <br />
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Because the Boy Scout Oath talks about honor, duty to God, and moral uprightness, which necessarily excludes sinful lifestyles. <br />
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You see, just last week the Boy Scouts of America confirmed a long-standing policy barring open homosexuality from its membership ranks. As a private organization serving 2.7 million boys, they have the RIGHT to make sound policies that respect moral values and protect minors from potential abuse. <br />
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Even the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Boy Scouts' right to exclude individuals who flaunt unnatural vice. <br />
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But the "rainbow" revolution &ndash; aided by the liberal mass media &ndash; unleashed a barrage of pressure against the Boy Scouts, as if it were a crime to stand firm on moral values and do what is best for our youth.<br />
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<em> Thank you for standing strong! I applaud the Boy Scouts of America for resisting the encroachments of the pro-homosexual lobby. Please continue to hold fast to the virtues expressed in the Scout Oath: Honor, duty to God, and moral uprightness. </em></blockquote>
<p>Gary Bauer of the Campaign for Working Families warned that the &ldquo;militant homosexual movement&rdquo; has revealed itself to be &ldquo;extremely intolerant&rdquo;:</p>
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<blockquote>I want to close today with a tip of my hat to the Boy Scouts of America. They have been quietly reviewing their policy over the years that bans homosexuals from serving as scoutmasters for obvious reasons. The organization has faced unrelenting pressure from the militant homosexual movement, left-wing politicians, Hollywood and even corporate elites to change the policy. <br />
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Yesterday a BSA spokesman told the Associated Press that an 11-member committee unanimously reaffirmed the ban as "absolutely the best policy for the Boy Scouts." <br />
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Not surprisingly, the so-called tolerant left is having fits, and is extremely intolerant of the Scout's decision to maintain their values. Please take a moment to encourage the Boy Scouts of America for standing firm. </blockquote>
<p>Janet Porter of Faith 2 Action in her radio bulletin today also hailed the BSA for &ldquo;protecting the boys&rdquo;:</p>
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<blockquote>The decision is final.<br />
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Homosexuals will still not be allowed to serve as leaders in the Boy Scouts. That was the good news coming from the offices of the Boy Scouts of America last week. An 11-member special committee, formed by top Boy Scout officials two years ago, concluded that it would be best to reaffirm their longstanding policy of protecting the boys from leaders who favor or engage in same-sex relationships. <br />
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You may recall that an earlier challenge of their policy went the whole way to the Supreme Court, resulting in a decision twelve years ago affirming the exclusion of homosexuals from positions of leadership. <br />
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Please call the Scouts today at 972-580-2000 to express your support for a very good decision! </blockquote>Brian TashmanAnti-GayC4Gary BauerJanet Porter (née Folger)John RitchieTradition Family and Property Campaign for Working Families Faith 2 Action Fighting the Right40530Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:20:22 -0500John RitchieRight-Wing Groups Protest Desmond Tutu's Appearance at Gonzaga Universityhttp://www.pfaw.org/content/right-wing-protest-desmond-tutu-gonzaga
<p>After failing in their <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/notre-dame-unleashes-fury">attempt</a> <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/notre-dame-no-longer-catholic">to</a> <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/notre-dame-protests-get-even-fringier">block</a> President Obama from <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/17/obama-notre-dame-speech-f_n_204387.html">speaking at Notre Dame University</a>, far-right activists are now trying to stop Desmond Tutu from appearing at Gonzaga University, a Jesuit institution. Tutu, an Anglican bishop who received a <a href="http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1984/tutu-bio.html">Nobel Peace Prize</a> for his role in bringing down South Africa&rsquo;s Apartheid government, is coming under fire from right-wing organizations protesting his views on legal abortion and &ldquo;affirmation of the homosexual agenda.&rdquo; The conservative website <em>LifeSiteNews</em> <a href="http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-abortion-archbishop-tutus-invitation-to-a-catholic-university-mind-bogg">reports</a> that two Catholic groups, the American Life League and TFP Student Action, the political arm of the American Society for Tradition Family and Property, want Gonzaga to rescind its invitation to Archbishop Tutu. TFP Student Action&rsquo;s director John Ritchie said Gonzaga&rsquo;s &ldquo;shameful&rdquo; decision has &ldquo;tarnished&rdquo; its reputation:</p>
<blockquote> Observers are asking why a Catholic university in Spokane would invite Archbishop Desmond Tutu to address its graduating class considering his decades-long record of supporting abortion, homosexuality, female ordination, theological liberalism, and collectivist economic theories condemned by the Roman Catholic Church.<br />
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Tutu has posed for a picture on behalf of and endorsed the &ldquo;invaluable work&rdquo; of Marie Stopes International, the world&rsquo;s largest abortion provider. The endorsement, which was discovered by pro-life activist Peter Thorp as he logged one of his more than 1,200 hours of prayer in front of the Cape Town abortion clinic, praises Marie Stopes South Africa for &ldquo;empowering people&rdquo; and &ldquo;giving people the opportunity to make informed decisions about their future and a choice.&rdquo;<br />
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Why should someone who doesn&rsquo;t even respect the most basic Right to Life be honored at a Catholic university?&rdquo; asked John Ritchie, director of TFP Student Action, a group that actively promotes the Catholic faith on college campuses. &ldquo;The invitation is mind-boggling and shameful.&rdquo;<br />
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&ldquo;The Catholic reputation of Gonzaga University is tarnished by this invitation,&rdquo; Ritchie said.<br />
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Tutu has also been outspoken in his affirmation of the homosexual agenda. &ldquo;If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn&rsquo;t worship that God,&rdquo; he has said. Tutu has also said he was &ldquo;saddened&rdquo; and &ldquo;ashamed&rdquo; of the negative reaction to the ordination of the openly homosexual Vicki Gene Robinson as an Episcopal bishop in 2003. Six years later, he supported the Church of Scotland&rsquo;s decision to ordain non-celibate homosexuals. <br />
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&ldquo;On an international scale, Desmond Tutu opposes Catholic teaching on just about every non-negotiable moral issue,&rdquo; Ritchie told LifeSiteNews. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a strident supporter of abortion, contraception, the homosexual agenda, and Marxist class warfare.&rdquo;<br />
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The American Life League noted in The Pro-Life Encyclopedia that Tutu once said, &ldquo;I am a Socialist. I hate capitalism.&rdquo; However, in his encyclical Quadragesimo Anno, Pope Pius XI wrote, &ldquo;no one can be at the same time a good Catholic and a true socialist.&rdquo; A series of Popes have rejected Marxist economic theories. <br />
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&ldquo;There&rsquo;s still time for Gonzaga to cancel and replace Tutu&rsquo;s appearance for a true Catholic leader, a real role model, a person students can admire and look up to,&rdquo; Ritchie said. &ldquo;However, in this case, the dictatorship of relativism seems to be getting the upper hand. If the event takes place, the cause of the unborn will greatly suffer. And who will gain? Only the abortion lobby.&rdquo; </blockquote>Brian TashmanAnti-AbortionAnti-GayC4John RitchieReproductive HealthTradition Family and Property American Life League Fighting the Right39558Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:35:13 -0500John RitchieTFP Releases New Report on "Pro-Homosexual" Clubs' "Dictatorship of Tolerance"http://www.pfaw.org/content/tfp-releases-new-report-pro-homosexual-clubs-dictatorship-tolerance
<p>The American Society for Tradition, Family and Property is out with a new report on &ldquo;pro-homosexual clubs&rdquo; at Catholic colleges and universities. By report, we mean a <a href="http://www.tfpstudentaction.org/get-involved/online-petitions/catholic-colleges-with-pro-homosexual-clubs-2011.html">lengthy chart</a> naming the student clubs or resource centers for LGBT students and allies and citing other objectionable material, including supposedly objectionable material, including the &ldquo;pro-homosexual film&rdquo; Brokeback Mountain in the campus library at the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John&rsquo;s University.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/religious-right-abandons-brooklyn-museum-protests-%E2%80%93-anti-da-vinci-code-group-and-pro-censors">anti</a><a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/religious-right-abandons-brooklyn-museum-protests-%E2%80%93-anti-da-vinci-code-group-and-pro-censors">-</a><a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/dadt-must-remain-order-keep-our-honor-clean">gay</a> <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/why-didnt-tfp-call-cavalry">group</a> is <a href="http://www.tfpstudentaction.org/get-involved/online-petitions/pro-homosexual-clubs-at-107-catholic-colleges.html">aiming</a> to have 100,000 people sign a <a href="http://petitions.tfpstudentaction.org/disband-pro-homosexual-clubs-on-catholic-campuses.html">petition</a> demanding the leaders of Catholic colleges to &ldquo;disband&rdquo; the organizations that &ldquo;favor the homosexual agenda&rdquo; and &ldquo;push for the mainstreaming of unnatural vice&rdquo;:</p>
<blockquote> Why are pro-homosexual clubs allowed to promote anti-Catholic behavior on Catholic campuses? <br />
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After examining the official web sites of 244 Catholic universities and colleges in America, TFP Student Action found that 107 &ndash; or 43% &ndash; recognize student clubs that favor the homosexual agenda. Many of these clubs promote same-sex &ldquo;marriage,&rdquo; open homosexuality in the military, and push for the mainstreaming of unnatural vice.<br />
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&ldquo;Students are getting immoral messages from these clubs,&rdquo; observed TFP Student Action Director John Ritchie. &ldquo;A sort of dictatorship of tolerance is slowly squeezing out the truth, silencing Catholic teaching right on Catholic campuses. More and more Catholic college students are confronted with visible, active and well-funded pro-homosexual clubs that openly contradict natural law and undermine moral values. To see this happening at Catholic institutions of higher learning is particularly disturbing.&rdquo; <br />
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&ldquo;TFP Student Action is rushing to collect 100,000 petitions, urging the presidents of Catholic universities to uphold authentic Catholic doctrine,&rdquo; Ritchie said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s time to correct the scandal and disband these 107 pro-homosexual clubs.&rdquo;</blockquote>Brian TashmanAnti-GayJohn RitchieTradition Family and Property 28952Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:35:14 -0500John Ritchie